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Netherlands Defence Academy

In research, Netherlands Defence Academy stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,708 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,183 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations — Political Science and International Relations is 11.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,859
of 28,054 · #16,894 all time
Rank in Netherlands
#121
of 237
Research works
792
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.2k
10.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is Netherlands Defence Academy known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #5,708 of 10,521 28.5%105 #5887
Social SciencesField #4,183 of 6,365 26.5%74 #4612

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Netherlands Defence Academy sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Netherlands Defence Academy specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 11.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 29.9 works12×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.02× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 2.96× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.06× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.19× its world share, 31 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.63× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.53× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.16× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.23× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.38× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.40× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.89× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.24× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.33× its world share, 74 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Netherlands Defence Academy?

Ranked on the composite score, Joseph Soeters, Tiedo Tinga and Paul C. van Fenema lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Netherlands Defence Academy.

  1. 1 Joseph Soeters Netherlands · #79,544 worldwide 144 citations · 54 works
  2. 2 Tiedo Tinga Netherlands · #217,255 worldwide 188 citations · 43 works
  3. 3 Paul C. van Fenema Netherlands · #525,110 worldwide 110 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 René Moelker Netherlands · #706,213 worldwide 13 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Robert Beeres Netherlands · #952,643 worldwide 2 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Peter Olsthoorn Netherlands · #979,548 worldwide 19 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 A.J. van der Wal Netherlands · #1,149,359 worldwide 27 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Sebastiaan Rietjens Netherlands · #1,155,773 worldwide 23 citations · 31 works
  9. 9 D.E.M. Verweij Netherlands · #1,304,395 worldwide 6 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Wendy Jansen Netherlands · #1,582,649 worldwide 8 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Netherlands Defence Academy

Which keywords describe research at Netherlands Defence Academy?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Ethics, Human Rights, International Law, Resilience, Humanitarian Intervention, Security Council, Social Capital and Community.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Ethics13▲ 15×8 topics
  2. Human Rights12▲ 7.0×14 topics
  3. International Law11▲ 21×9 topics
  4. Resilience11▲ 13×3 topics
  5. Humanitarian Intervention10▲ 152×2 topics
  6. Security Council10▲ 105×2 topics
  7. Social Capital9▲ 10.0×2 topics
  8. Community9▲ 44×1 topic
  9. Disaster9▲ 104×1 topic
  10. Machine Learning8▲ 1.45×16 topics
  11. International Relations8▲ 19×6 topics
  12. Global Governance8▲ 20×7 topics
  13. Security8▲ 6.6×6 topics
  14. Globalization7▲ 2.1×12 topics
  15. Terrorism7▲ 81×3 topics
  16. State Sovereignty6▲ 75×2 topics
  17. Public Health6▲ 2.4×7 topics
  18. Responsibility to Protect6▲ 112×1 topic
  19. United Nations6▲ 112×1 topic
  20. Peacebuilding6▲ 51×3 topics
  21. War Crimes6▲ 75×2 topics
  22. Conflict5▲ 17×5 topics
  23. Sovereignty5▲ 30×3 topics
  24. Information Warfare5▲ 84×2 topics
  25. Responsibility4▲ 57×2 topics
  26. Emissions4▲ 12×4 topics
  27. Geopolitics4▲ 15×3 topics
  28. Russia4▲ 54×3 topics
  29. Just War Theory4▲ 310×1 topic
  30. Self-Defense4▲ 161×1 topic
  31. Counterinsurgency4▲ 220×2 topics
  32. International Criminal Law4▲ 96×1 topic
  33. International Humanitarian Law4▲ 96×1 topic
  34. Neoliberalism4▲ 6.2×4 topics
  35. Ukraine4▲ 63×2 topics
  36. Local Turn4▲ 136×1 topic
  37. Resilience Governance4▲ 136×1 topic
  38. Surveillance4▲ 7.4×3 topics
  39. National Security3▲ 35×3 topics
  40. Hybrid Warfare3▲ 111×1 topic

Which research topics does Netherlands Defence Academy publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Disaster Management and Resilience, Global Peace and Security Dynamics, War, Ethics, and Justification and International Law and Human Rights.

Disaster Management and …9Disaster Management and Resilience: 9 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Security Dynamics: 6 fractional worksWar, Ethics, and Justification: 4 fractional worksInternational Law and Human Rights: 4 fractional worksPeacebuilding and International Security: 4 fractional worksMilitary History and Strategy: 3 fractional worksEuropean and Russian Geo…3European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies: 3 fractional worksTorture, Ethics, and Law3Torture, Ethics, and Law: 3 fractional worksEthics and Social Impacts of AI: 3 fractional worksTerrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsPhilosophySafety Research

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Disaster Management and Resilience Sociology and Political Science 9 works
  2. 2 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  3. 3 War, Ethics, and Justification Philosophy 4 works
  4. 4 International Law and Human Rights Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  5. 5 Peacebuilding and International Security Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  6. 6 Military History and Strategy Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  7. 7 European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  8. 8 Torture, Ethics, and Law Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  9. 9 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 3 works
  10. 10 Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence Sociology and Political Science 2 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available35.4%not open64.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.4%domestic only85.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Netherlands Defence Academy's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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